WASHINGTON, DC — The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has approved CubCrafters, SimCom, and Taylor-Deal Aviation as the association’s newest members. GAMA now has more than 80 member companies worldwide. CubCrafters, founded in 1980 by President Jim Richmond, is located at McAllister Field Airport (YKM) in Yakima, Wash. CubCrafters offers […]
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Dick Rutan to speak at AEA
Dick Rutan, a pilot, entrepreneur and adventurer who made history in December 1986 after completing a nine-day, nonstop and nonrefueled flight around the world that established a flight-endurance record, will be the keynote speaker during the official opening at the 56th annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show, which will take place March […]
Collins named AOPA Eastern Regional Manager
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Sean Collins as its new eastern regional manager. Collins will focus on building government relations and local aviation communities in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. He is one of seven regional managers […]
EAA tour entertains, informs and mends some fences
PUYALLUP, Wash. – EAA’s Grassroots Pilot Tour stopped at Spencer Aircraft at KPLU on Monday, Feb. 18. About 125 people, mostly Mount Rainier Chapter 326 members, showed up to hear from EAA HQ staffers. This tour stop delivered Jeff Skiles, vice president of chapters and youth education, Trevor Janz, manager of vhapters and Eagle Flights, and Brady Lane, multimedia journalist. The trio from EAA did a […]
Amendment protects private airstrip owners in Arkansas
The 89th General Assembly of Arkansas recently passed House Bill 1020, which protects private airstrip owners throughout Arkansas from litigation from non-commercial aviation activity on their land. The bill added “aviation” to the other recreational activities listed in the state’s existing Recreational Use Statute. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Joe Jett (D) of Clay […]
Beechcraft emerges from Chapter 11
WICHITA, Kan. – Beechcraft, formerly Hawker Beechcraft, has formally emerged from the Chapter 11 process as a new company. The company’s Joint Plan of Reorganization (Plan) was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Feb. 1, and became effective Feb. 15. Beechcraft exits the restructuring process with a dramatically […]
DuPage Airport completes runway extension project
WEST CHICAGO — After six months of construction and a five-year FAA approval process, DuPage Airport has completed construction to extend its secondary runway. The 1,343-foot extension strengthens capabilities at the general aviation facility that serves corporate flight departments and national security operations. Completed in January, the project brings the length of the airport’s secondary […]
GPS Innovation Alliance launches
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the ever-increasing importance of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to the global economy and infrastructure, a group of GPS advocates have formed the GPS Innovation Alliance, an organization dedicated to furthering GPS innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Members of the Alliance are drawn from a wide variety of fields and businesses that […]
Jet Professionals celebrates 30th anniversary
TETERBORO, N.J. — Jet Professionals, a global aviation staffing company, is celebrating its 30th year in business. The aviation staffing company began as a two-person company in Shelton, Conn., created by a pilot and his colleague who saw the need for crew member staffing in 1983. Jet Aviation acquired the organization in 1996, moving its […]